For anyone who might be interested, these my thoughts on the November 2025 General Elections and the 17 Proposed Amendments to the Texas State Constitution

Doing a show for KPFT, I can’t specifically endorse candidates on the air. Regular listeners probably know how I lean.

In terms of the general election, if you’re unsure who you should vote for and don’t know how to decide, consider looking for endorsements from groups that you know from experience tend to align with your values and beliefs. In non-partisan elections, it might help to know who the party of your choice endorses.

The Constitution of the State of Texas has been amended 530 times as of 2023. That tells me that either the Texas Constitution was written very badly, or that the constitutional amendment process has been terribly abused for partisan political ends. Or maybe, both.

I’m copying the proposition languages from an article in the Texas Tribune, which is one of the reference links I cite at the bottom of this topic in this post. It goes into much more detail on each proposition than I can here, but does not recommend how to vote on the various propositions.

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